The theme of the dance was "Great Romances," or some such nonsense. There were projections of supposedly great couples from the past… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“being an artist: "And this susceptibility of theirs is doubly unfortunate , I thought, returning again to my original enquiry into what… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
The language is always powerful in Shakespeare, but with 'Antony and Cleopatra,' the speeches are so big and muscular and rich -… — Harriet Walter Copy Share Image
Here was a woman about the year 1800 writing without hate, without bitterness, without fear, without protest, without preaching. That was how… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
“While they were sitting in the room above his shop there had been a distance, and she had never feared—and never hoped—… — Alice Munro Copy Share Image
“It may take a decade or two before the extent of Shakespeare's collaboration passes from the graduate seminar to the undergraduate lecture,… — James Shapiro Copy Share Image
I had always been moved by the story and love of Antony and Cleopatra. Their love moved and changed the world. While… — Shervin Pishevar Copy Share Image
“Herod the Great achieved power in Judea with Roman backing; he brutally suppressed all opposition. Herod was a friend of Marc Antony… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Watching and learning from the great Josette Bushell-Mingo, who was playing Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra at the time, and then to… — Gugu Mbatha-Raw Copy Share Image
“As for the other experiences, the solitary ones, which people go through alone, in their bedrooms, in their offices, walking the fields… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
“As for describing the smell of a spaniel mixed with the smell of torches, laurels, incense, banners, wax candles and a garland… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
“We are all women you assure me? Then I may tell you that the very next words I read were these –… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
“As for the other experiences, the solitary ones, which people go through alone, in their bedrooms, in their offices, walking the fields… — Virginia Woolf Copy Share Image
I worked at The Old Globe Theater under the great baton of Craig Noel. One of the great theater heroes that we… — Jeffrey Tambor Copy Share Image
One of my favourite pieces is 'Antony and Cleopatra' - I'd love to be in that. Or an alternative version of 'Romeo… — Cynthia Erivo Copy Share Image
“Passion doesn’t count the cost. Pascal said that the heart has its reasons that reason takes no account of. If he meant… — W Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image